I Love Vinyl was founded in 2009 by six resident djs hailing from NYC, Chicago, Baltimore, and beyond, with a 100 years of deejaying between them. Because of the focus on vinyl, some have assumed them to be a Hip-Hop or Funk/Soul throwback party. But this misses the mark by long shot. I Love Vinyl is a true freeform dance party, in that anything goes, and it usually does. The musical center of the party lies somewhere in the House-Disco spectrum, usually, including tastefully selected contemporary dance music. But that doesn’t stop these guys from cohesively mixing in everything from Jazz-Funk to Detroit Techno, Boogie to New Jack Swing, No Wave, New Wave, and yes, Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul. Mostly on the deeper, and darker side of things. And all played with the driving intention of turning out the dancefloor, a dancefloor which is usually perfectly sweaty and filled with one of the most truly diverse, unpretentious, and downright nice crowds in NYC nightlife.